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"I need security in my office now," I ordered I keptfor that moment when I'd see him unnerved, but he didn't react at all

At all

"Yes, sir," the operator said and within a few seconds, the security guard who'd been outside my suite threw open the door to un in the other But to my surprise, he didn't point it at Falkov Instead, he looked at me

"Sir?" he asked

So much for the improved security

"Call the police," I said pointedly as I looked at Falkov

The security guard looked confused "Mr Archer, sir, Mr Falkov has per"

The stateuard and when I looked at Falkov, the e on his lapel

What the hell was going on? I tried to salvage any hold I had on the situation and said, "Fine He doesn't have peruard didn't h, I added, "Now!"

"That'll be all, Jenkins," Falkov said He lanced at his watch He nodded and then the guard did too It see between them that I couldn't make sense of

The guard left and Falkov closed the door behind him Unfortunately, the man was still on my side of the door It was only when he stepped away that I noticed the new hardware on the door Someone had actually installed a deadbolt on it

"What's going on?" I asked "What are you doing here?"

"Twelve hours ago I had a gun pointed at your chest And yet the first thing you see when you walk through that door isn't the ht before, but this," Falkov said as he ran his fingers along the top of my computer monitor Then, tofell off the desk Cords and papers went flying along with it Since I knew the h inside it felt like a boone off